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which did you prefer ? i prefered behind enemy lines more tense and not just a two hour gunbattle. also better use of sound the plane crash , the bit where he,s sat on the old water slope thing and the sniper takes a shot at him, also the mines in the factory scene .

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I was disappointed by the self-imposed cuts made to BEL which watered down the violence.
I think BHD was tense and preferred it by a mile. I disagree that it was fantasy. I think Scott tried to make something faithful to what really happened.

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Originally posted by saucytoe Owen wilson is no more suited for a role like this hes ****

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clearly not a fan! This was not his best i agree, but i enjoy his perfomance at times.

The silly thing is that BEL is a 'lets go save one guy' films, killing hundreds along the way, but BHD is a 'lets save a number of guys' film, but kill thousands to do it. I know BHD is somewhat factual. What im trying to say is that if one is believeable, so must the other be! But BHD was much better!

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BHD absorbed from the get go and although its not a particularly good 'movie', I'm glad Ridley sacraficed the traditional set ups for the sake of being as real as possible. It was an extremely impressive film in terms of the dedication to the subject and the special effects are the best ever used in a film. you dont notice them at all. I mean it - best effects work in a film, ever.

I've got alot of admiration for that film even if I didnt think, cinematically, it was that great.

OOOhhhhh! A fight! He isnt my favorite actor i must be honest, i cant think of anytime ive seen him that i dont feel he will spontaneously break down and p*** himself laughing! He is a sortof funny guy though!

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Why couldnt we include We Were Soldiers which beats both hands down. It was a bit like putting BEL and BHD together with a better story. Mel gets dropped Behind Enemy Lines in a Huey and faces massive opposition as in BHD.

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Originally posted by BadAss Why couldnt we include We Were Soldiers which beats both hands down. It was a bit like putting BEL and BHD together with a better story. Mel gets dropped Behind Enemy Lines in a Huey and faces massive opposition as in BHD.

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but the common theme is they all are intended as war propeganda for americans. How many blockbusters do you watch hat portray america as the bad guys?! Not many! Yet this is not necessarily the truth of the matter!

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didnt you folks learn anything from BHD? all that matters is the man next to you. even in world wars, for each individual the fighting is localised to the 10msq around him. who gives a crap about the politics. "america" this "america" that. totally de-personalises everything.

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Was We Were Soldiers really that good? Everytime I see Gibson now it just looks as though the film's an advertisment for him. Ever since Braveheart it's just like "Mel is the best actor in the world, let's make a film about him, put him in some point in history and revolve all the happenings around him".

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Originally posted by eli_cash didnt you folks learn anything from BHD? all that matters is the man next to you. even in world wars, for each individual the fighting is localised to the 10msq around him.

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I watched BHD on Friday and thought it was an excellent film. I've not seen BEL so I can't comment on that.